Kentucky Xtreme
The Kentucky Xtreme are an indoor football team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that played in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2013 and 2014. The team was a member of the South Division of the CIFL after starting in 2013 as an expansion team. Midway through the 2014 CIFL season, the league removed the team's membership the Xtreme suspended operations. After several seasons of playing intermittently in various semi-professional leagues, the team rebranded as the Louisville Xtreme in 2017. In 2020, the Xtreme were added to the American Arena League (AAL) but cancelled its season on March 13 before playing a game citing the COVID-19 pandemic. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the Xtreme were announced to be joining the National Arena League for 2021.
Kentucky Xtreme | ||
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Established 2012 Play in Louisville, Kentucky | ||
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League/conference affiliations | ||
Continental Indoor Football League (2013–2014)
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Team colors | Red, black, white | |
Personnel | ||
Owner(s) | Victor Cole | |
President | Chris Redman | |
General manager | Victor Cole | |
Head coach | Mark Stoute[1] | |
Team history | ||
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Championships | ||
League championships (0) | ||
Conference championships (0) | ||
Division championships (0) | ||
Playoff appearances (1) | ||
Home arena(s) | ||
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The Xtreme were the first indoor football team in the Louisville area since the Louisville Fire, a member of af2, folded in 2008. The co-owners of the Xtreme are Victor Cole, Chris Redman, and Mario Urrutia. The Xtreme played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, but was suspended by the league when Urrutia abandoned the team to join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers midseason.
History
CIFL: 2013–2014
The Xtreme was organized in 2012 when Victor Cole and five other partners decided to use the money they had saved up from their tours in Afghanistan.[2] In 2012, the Xtreme played a preseason exhibition game against the Evansville Rage of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL),[3] losing 26–56. After the 2012 CIFL season, the Xtreme played another exhibition game against the CIFL's Indianapolis Enforcers, where the Xtreme defeated the Enforcers 20–16.[4]
In July 2012, the Xtreme announced that they would be playing at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, and had officially joined the CIFL for the 2013 season.[2][5] The team named former Louisville Fire assistant coach Roy McMillen as their first head coach.[2] The Xtreme went on to have 7–3 record and made the playoffs, where they lost the Erie Explosion 55–6 in the semifinal game.
The Xtreme returned to the CIFL in 2014.[6] In August 2013, the Xtreme named LaKunta Farmer the team's second head coach after McMillen resigned.[7] In November 2013, former Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award winner Mario Urrutia joined the Xtreme ownership group and would also play on the team.[8] The started the season 0–5, including two forfeit losses. After their second forfeit, the CIFL announced that Xtreme had been suspended by the league and that affiliate teams would fill out the Xtreme's remaining road games.[9] Following the season, the CIFL effectively ceased operations.
Semi-professional team
In 2015, the Kentucky Xtreme played in the indoor/outdoor Minor League Football Alliance (MLFA).[10] The team made it to the championship game,[11] where they lost to the Toledo Thunder 7–6.[12]
The team went dormant until it updated its team name to Louisville Xtreme in 2017.[13] It then began to pursue joining a league in 2019 and played a game against the Indianapolis Enforcers, who had become a member on the American Arena League (AAL), and lost 40–6.[14] The Xtreme were then accepted as an expansion team in the AAL for the 2020 season[15] and named Mark Stoute head coach. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the Xtreme announced they were joining the National Arena League.[16]
On July 24, 2020, former NFL player Chris Redman, a Louisville native and resident, was named the team's new president, also taking an ownership interest in the team.[17]
Logos
- Original logo mockup
- 2013 Official Logo
Season-by-season results
League champions | Division champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
2013 | CIFL | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost CIFL semifinal (Erie) 6–55 | |
2014 | CIFL | South | Folded | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 7 | 8 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2013–2014) | |||
0 | 1 | — | All-time postseason record (2013–2014) | ||||
7 | 9 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2013–2014) |
Head coaches records
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
Roy McMillen | 2013 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 1 | |
LaKunta Farmer | 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons
2013
2013 Kentucky Xtreme season | |
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Head coach | Roy McMillen |
General manager | Victor Cole |
Owner | Victor Cole |
Home field | Freedom Hall |
Results | |
Record | 7–3 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Lost Semifinal (Explosion) 6–55 |
2013 standings
2013 Continental Indoor Football League | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
y-Erie Explosion | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 467 | 218 | 46.7 | 21.8 | W10 | ||
x-Dayton Sharks | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 478 | 303 | 47.8 | 30.3 | L2 | ||
x-Saginaw Sting | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 377 | 320 | 37.7 | 32.0 | W3 | ||
x-Kentucky Xtreme | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 497 | 328 | 49.7 | 32.8 | W2 | ||
Detroit Thunder | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 282 | 389 | 28.2 | 38.9 | L1 | ||
Port Huron Patriots | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 255 | 336 | 25.5 | 33.6 | L1 | ||
Kentucky Drillers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 270 | 475 | 27.0 | 47.5 | W1 | ||
Marion Blue Racers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 317 | 428 | 31.7 | 42.8 | W1 | ||
Owensboro Rage | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 195 | 267 | 19.5 | 26.7 | L2 | ||
Kane County Dawgs† | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 69 | L1 |
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot
†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.
2013 regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | ||||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | February 17 | Saginaw Sting | L 33–37 | 0–1 | Freedom Hall | |||
3 | Bye | |||||||
4 | March 1 | Kentucky Drillers | W 48–24 | 1–1 | Freedom Hall | |||
5 | March 9 | at Owensboro Rage | W 70–14 | 2–1 | The Next Level Sports Facility | |||
6 | March 15 | Owensboro Rage | W 59–30 | 3–1 | Freedom Hall | |||
7 | March 24 | at Detroit Thunder | W 49–21 | 4–1 | Taylor Sportsplex | |||
8 | March 30 | at Marion Blue Racers | W 55–47 | 5–1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
9 | April 7 | at Erie Explosion | L 28–32 | 5–2 | Erie Insurance Arena | |||
10 | April 14 | at Dayton Sharks | L 41–47 | 5–3 | Hara Arena | |||
11 | April 21 | Marion Blue Racers | W 55–47 | 6–3 | Freedom Hall | |||
12 | April 27 | Dayton Sharks | W 59–29 | 7–3 | Freedom Hall |
2013 playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Final score | Game site |
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Final score | ||||
CIFL Semifinal | May 5 | at Erie Explosion | L 6–55 | Erie Insurance Arena |
2013 coaching staff
2013 Kentucky Xtreme staff | ||||||
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Front office
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2013 final roster
2013 Kentucky Xtreme roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
2014
2014 Kentucky Xtreme season | |
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Head coach | LaKunta Farmer |
General manager | Victor Cole |
Owner | Victor Cole Mario Urrutia |
Home field | Freedom Hall |
Results | |
Record | 0–5 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
2014 standings
2014 Continental Indoor Football League | |||||||||||
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Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
North Division | |||||||||||
y-Saginaw Sting | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |||
x-Erie Explosion | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |||
Chicago Blitz | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |||
z-Port Huron Patriots | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |||
z-Detroit Thunder | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | |||
South Division | |||||||||||
y-Marion Blue Racers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |||
Dayton Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |||
z-Bluegrass Warhorses | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |||
z-Kentucky Xtreme | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
- z - ceased operations during season
2014 regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | ||||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | February 9 | at Marion Blue Racers | L 13–69 | 0–1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
3 | February 17 | Chicago Blitz | L 18–52 | 0–2 | Freedom Hall | |||
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | March 3 | Bluegrass Warhorses | L 0–2 (Forfeit) | 0–3 | Freedom Hall | |||
6 | March 9 | at Dayton Sharks | L 21–51 | 0–4 | Hara Arena | |||
7 | Bye | |||||||
8 | March 23 | Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 0–2 (Forfeit) | 0–5 | Freedom Hall | |||
9 | March 30 | at Chicago Blitz | (Forfeit) | Intra Soccer (Elgin, Illinois) | ||||
10 | April 5 | at Northern Kentucky River Monsters[lower-alpha 1] | (Forfeit) | The Bank of Kentucky Center | ||||
11 | Bye | |||||||
12 | April 19 | Saginaw Sting | (Forfeit) | Freedom Hall | ||||
13 | April 27 | Dayton Sharks | (Forfeit) | Freedom Hall | ||||
14 | May 5 | at Bluegrass Warhorses | Canceled[lower-alpha 2] | Alltech Arena |
- The River Monsters defeated an affiliate replacement team 70–20.
- Both teams had already ceased operations.
2014 coaching staff
2014 Kentucky Xtreme staff | ||||||
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2014 final roster
Kentucky Xtreme roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
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See also
References
- "Louisville Xtreme Facebook post January 20, 2020". Facebook. January 20, 2020.
- Steve Jones (September 5, 2012). "Kentucky Xtreme plans to bring arena football back to Freedom Hall". Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- "Evansville Rage plays preason indoor football game on Friday". Courier Press. March 8, 2012.
- Brent Adams (May 21, 2012). "Xtreme Defeats Enforcers 20 16 In Exhibition Game". www.kentuckyxtreme.com. Kentucky Xtreme. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- "CIFL Welcomes 2 Kentucky Teams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- "Kentucky Xtreme to Return to the CIFL for 2014". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- Jonathan Lintner (August 17, 2013). "Doss' LaKunta Farmer tabbed as Kentucky Xtreme arena football team's coach". www.courier-journal.com. Gannett. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- "Former Louisville receiver Mario Urrutia buys into Xtreme". www.courier-journal.com. www.courier-journal.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- "CIFL Suspended Kentucky Xtreme Operations". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- "Louisville Xtreme Facebook About". Louisville Xtreme Facebook. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Louisville Xtreme Facebook post August 22, 2015". Louisville Xtreme Facebook. August 22, 2015.
- "Louisville Xtreme Facebook post August 29, 2015". Louisville Xtreme Facebook. August 29, 2015.
- "Louisville Xtreme Facebook post July 21, 2017". Louisville Xtreme Facebook. July 21, 2017.
- "Indianapolis Enforcers Facebook post May 11, 2019". Indianapolis Enforcers Facebook. May 11, 2019.
- "Louisville Xtreme January 13, 2020, Facebook Post". Facebook. January 13, 2020.
- "Expansion Alert: Louisville Xtreme Joins The NAL". National Arena League. July 22, 2020.
- Lane, Tom (July 24, 2020). "The Return of Indoor Football: Redman named part-owner, team president of Louisville Xtreme". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved July 24, 2020.